The 30th State-Level Hojagiri Dance will be held at Khedacherra Secondary School premises from October 11 till 12. In this regard, a preparatory meeting was presided over by Social Welfare & Social Education Minister Santana Chakma yesterday at the conference hall of Damcherra block. Fisheries Minister Prem Kumar Reang, Damcherra Block Advisory Committee Chairman Upendra Reang, ADM & Collector of North Tripura district L. Darlong, Damcherra Block BDO Swapnajit Sarkar, members of State-Level Hojagiri Festival Committee and officials of different departments were present in the meeting.
District Welfare Officer Hemanta Debbarma, in the beginning of the meeting, had elaborately discussed the role of different departments in the two-day festival. Besides, the Fisheries Minister along with members of the committee and department officials have discussed about various sides to the preparation. It was discussed in the meeting to conduct a review meeting at Khedacherra Community Hall on September 28 regarding this. SW&SE Minister Santana Chakma in the meeting said, each and every community of the state has their own traditional and religious events and Hojagiri is one significant festival. The Minister called upon everyone towards successful and peaceful celebration and conduction of the two-day festival.
MSSSK prog from Sept 5 in Unakoti dist
The third phase of Mukhyamantri Sustha Shaishab, Sustho Kaishor program will be kick starting from September 5 in Unakoti district along with the entire state. This will continue till September 15. This program will be conducted in every Anganwadi Centre and school of the district from September 5 to 8. Then, the ASHA workers will go door to door. The program will be carried out in mission mode. Chief Executive Officer of the district Dr. John B. Darlong in a recent pressmeet said, this time the program will be carried out with distinct target amalgamating six component of it. Target has been taken to provide De-worming tablet to 69,279 persons, anemia preventing medicine to 82,155 persons and Diarrhea preventing medicine to 26,700 persons. Besides, 26,700 under POSHAN Abhiyan and tetanus and diphtheria vaccines will be given to 5,686 persons of 10 years age and to 4,169 persons of 16 years age. Awareness program on Pneumonia will also go hand in hand. District-Level Mukhyamantri Sustha Shaishab, Sustho Koishor program will be officially started at Unakoti Kalakshetra on September 5 at 11 am. Dr. Sandipan Bhattacharjee and Nodal Officer Dr. Ayan Roy were present during the pressmeet.
